Despite predictions by many to the contrary, Newt Gingrich's run for the 2012 GOP nomination is picking up steam. There are lots of great stories and videos posted every day, but very few clearinghouses for all of the information. This is my attempt to gather as much as possible in a single location - and because I am a supporter, this will be shamelessly pro-Newt.

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Sunday, October 30, 2011

The False Urban Legend of the Speaker's First Divorce

Allow me to be blunt for just a moment and say that I am sick to death of the "urban legend" that has grown up about Newt and his divorce from his first wife (the infamous "he served her the divorce papers while she was in the hospital" tale). As is the case with so many other stories over the years, the myth has far outgrown the truth - and no one seems very interested in learning that truth.

Thankfully, Jacke Cushman - Newt's daughter from that first marriage - has penned a column setting the record straight. People can take 30 seconds to spread a rumor; are they willing to take a few minutes to learn the truth?

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Frederick Buechner once wrote, “The grace of God means something like: Here is your life. You might never have been, but you are because the party wouldn't have been complete without you.” I'm a 40-something husband and father who is trying to figure out my place at the party and learning all I can along the way about religion, education, politics, and anything else that comes up on the journey.